Every child needs some form of discipline and a set of boundaries. In the past, many parents recited this proverb as if it were directly from the Bible, “Spare the rod or spoil the child” to justify their actions. However, the phrase itself cannot be found in the Bible. Today, it is not only controversial […]
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With parents and adults concentrating on sustainability and going green, teaching our children is important to preserving our actions. When we want to teach them something new, it is sometimes hard to gain the attention of our children. However, the toy companies have geared toward sustainability, recycling and renewing our natural resources. This makes teaching
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Last night, while we were in the store, my 3 year old daughter stood in the middle of the floor and cried, “Daddy, I want an iPad, please get me an iPad.” Her tears were real, and I could feel her pain, but the store didn’t even sell iPads. Her meltdown caused me to think.
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My children love doing crafts. They really enjoy making the their own cards, drawing coloring, etc. Last week I found Crayola’s Youtube page and it was like hitting a craft lottery. We have already created several of their activities like their Window Window Holiday Card and their Doodle Book (that is what my kids call
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This post may be for you or a friend with college-age children. Please share it with others if you find the information helpful. I have a nephew in college this year and this post is written for him. I started college as a 17-year-old freshman, I had a financial plan, but as I became older
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The post featured is: “Tips on Keeping Your Child Focused This School Year,” please visit and show Cleverly Changing your support. If you have any tips that you think I should have added, please comment below or directly on the post. I would love to hear your thoughts; especially because, now kids are started not
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Psychology Today, recently published an article entitled, Your Baby Shouldn’t Read by Marsha Lucas, Ph.D. The premise of the article is that parents who sit their children in front of a television screen hoping their children will learn to read by seeing words on the screen will be greatly disappointed, it may even cause lifelong problems.
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